Bitter Branches Chords
by PJ Harvey
Bitter Branches by PJ Harvey is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Cm. It uses the chords Cm, Bb, Gm and Ab. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Cm Bb Gm Ab x3 (powerchord)
Cm Bb Gm Gm (powerchord)
Cm Bb
Bitter branches
Cm Bb
spreading out.
Cm Bb
There's none more bitter
Cm Bb
than the wood.
Gm Ab
Into the wide world,
Gm Ab
it grows,
Cm Bb
twisting under
Cm Bb
soldier's feet,
Cm Bb
standing in line
Cm Bb
and the damp earth underneath.
Gm Ab
Holding up their rifles
Gm Ab
high,
Gm Ab
holding their young wives
Gm Ab
who wave goodbye.
Bb Cm x2 (powerchord)
Ab Cm (powerchord)
Gm Gm (powerchord)
Cm Bb
Hold up the clear glass
Cm Bb
to look and see
Cm Bb
soldiers standing
Cm Bb
and the roots twist underneath.
Gm Ab
Their young wives with white hands
Gm Ab
wave goodbye.
Gm Ab
Their arms as bitter branches
Gm Ab
spreading into the world.
Cm Bb
Wave goodbye,
Gm Ab
Wave goodbye.